Both fighters spent the opening moments of the round feeling each other out in the octagon which brought some boos from the restless Philadelphia crowd. Belfort pounced and knocked down Akiyama with a right hook. Belfort (20-9-0) swarmed his fallen foe and pummeled him on the ground. Belfort won the middleweight bout in 1 minute, 52 seconds.

Tito Ortiz fights Rashad Evans in a light heavyweight bout in the main event. Ortiz was looking for his second win in two months. They fought to a draw in 2007.